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0	6000	Standard Chinese, A Modular Approach, Transportation Module Unit 4, Production Tape 1.
6000	12000	On the comprehension tape in this unit, you learn to understand a number of sentences about using the train and buying tickets.
12000	19000	If you think that you might not remember the meaning of these sentences, go back to the end of the C1 tape and review the target list sentences.
19000	23000	If you feel that you understand them all, you should begin learning how to say them.
23000	28000	Listen to the first exchange, an American in Taipei is talking with a friend.
28000	32000	我想去台南玩几天.
32000	35000	Repeat the verb to player to relax.
35000	38000	玩
38000	41000	玩
41000	45000	Repeat, I'm going to Tainan to relax for a few days.
45000	52000	我去台南玩几天.
52000	59000	我去台南玩几天.
59000	65000	Here again you see the bound syllable 几, which can mean how many, used to mean a few.
65000	69000	Repeat, I'm thinking of going to Tainan to relax for a few days.
69000	75000	我想去台南玩几天.
75000	81000	我想去台南玩几天.
81000	83000	Try saying it ahead of the speaker.
83000	91000	I'm thinking of going to Tainan to relax for a few days.
91000	96000	我想去台南玩几天.
96000	102000	Again
102000	107000	我想去台南玩几天.
107000	110000	Listen as they discuss how to get to Tainan.
110000	113000	做公路局的车行不行?
113000	119000	到台南去做公路局的车不大方便.
119000	123000	Repeat the phrase for a bus which goes between cities.
123000	128000	公路局的车
128000	133000	公路局的车
133000	136000	Repeat, would it be alright to take the bus?
136000	144000	做公路局的车行不行?
144000	149000	做公路局的车行不行?
149000	152000	Try asking the question yourself, you'll get a reply.
152000	159000	Would it be alright to take the bus?
159000	163000	做公路局的车行不行?
163000	168000	到台南去做公路局的车不大方便.
168000	175000	Again
175000	179000	做公路局的车行不行?
179000	185000	到台南去做公路局的车不大方便.
185000	187000	Now let's take a look at the answer.
187000	190000	Repeat the adjectival verb to be convenient.
190000	195000	方便
195000	198000	Repeat not too convenient.
198000	207000	不大方便
207000	212000	You've already learned that 不太 can mean not too or not very.
212000	218000	Now you see that the word 大 to be large in the phrase 不大 can also be used with this meaning.
218000	222000	Repeat it's not too convenient to go to 台南 by bus.
222000	234000	到台南去做公路局的车不大方便.
234000	243000	到台南去做公路局的车不大方便.
243000	250000	Notice that the phrase 到台南去 to go to 台南 comes at the front of the sentence in the topic position.
250000	253000	It sets the scene for the following comment.
253000	255000	By bus it's not too convenient.
255000	256000	Repeat again.
256000	260000	It's not too convenient to go to 台南 by public bus.
260000	271000	到台南去做公路局的车不大方便.
271000	279000	到台南去做公路局的车不大方便.
279000	283000	The word order in the sentence you just said is quite different from the English word order.
283000	288000	The topic of the sentence to go to 台南 is followed by the subject taking the bus.
288000	293000	Next comes the phrase 不大 right before what it modifies the verb 方便.
293000	297000	How do you say it's not too convenient to go to 台南 by bus?
297000	309000	到台南去做公路局的车不大方便.
309000	314000	Try responding to the question yourself now.
314000	317000	It's not too convenient to go to 台南 by bus.
317000	326000	做公路局的车行不行?
326000	332000	到台南去做公路局的车不大方便.
332000	333000	Again.
333000	342000	做公路局的车行不行?
342000	351000	到台南去做公路局的车不大方便.
351000	355000	Now here's another way to ask about the transportation available to 台南.
355000	358000	是做火车去好呢?
358000	361000	还是做公路局的车去好呢?
361000	365000	做火车去好.
365000	367000	First repeat the answer.
367000	369000	It's better to go by train.
369000	375000	做火车去好.
375000	379000	做火车去好.
379000	384000	In the money module, you saw adjectival verbs used in comparisons of nouns or things as in
384000	386000	红的便宜.
386000	388000	The red one is cheaper.
388000	393000	Here we see another adjectival verb 好 to be good used in a comparison.
393000	397000	But this time it's in a comparison of activities.
397000	399000	Answer the question yourself now.
399000	401000	It's better to go by train.
401000	403000	是做火车去好呢?
403000	408000	还是做公路局的车去好呢?
408000	411000	做火车去好.
411000	412000	Again.
412000	414000	是做火车去好呢?
414000	419000	还是做公路局的车去好呢?
419000	425000	做火车去好.
425000	427000	Now let's take a look at the question.
427000	428000	Repeat.
428000	431000	Is it better to go by train or to go by bus?
431000	433000	是做火车去好呢?
433000	441000	还是做公路局的车去好呢?
441000	446000	Is it better to go by train or to go by bus?
446000	449000	是做火车去好呢?
449000	456000	还是做公路局的车去好呢?
456000	464000	In this sentence, the 是 in the first part of the sentence and the 还是 in the second part of the sentence are used together to mean or.
464000	470000	Notice that the 是 and the 还是 come right before the verb phrase in each part of the sentence.
470000	471000	Repeat again.
471000	474000	Is it better to go by train or to go by bus?
474000	476000	是做火车去好呢?
476000	486000	还是做公路局的车去好呢?
486000	488000	是做火车去好呢?
488000	498000	还是做公路局的车去好呢?
498000	501000	The acronym is also used to offer a choice.
520000	527000	is it better to go by train or to go by bus?
528000	529000	Again
536000	541000	是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?
541000	543000	做火車去好
546000	549000	Now here's a fuller version of that question. Listen.
549000	554000	你說是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?
554000	557000	到台南,做火車最方便
564000	568000	你說是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?
568000	580000	你說是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?
599000	606000	你說是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?
606000	616000	你說我是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?
627000	633000	你說我是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?
633000	637000	到台南,做火車最方便
648000	653000	你說我是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?
653000	664000	到台南,做火車最方便
671000	673000	Repeat, most convenient
673000	675000	最方便
677000	679000	最方便
679000	685000	Repeat, it's most convenient to take the train to Tainan
685000	689000	到台南,做火車最方便
695000	698000	到台南,做火車最方便
700000	704000	In this sentence the phrase to Tainan is in the topic position.
704000	709000	As you can see, it's as common for a sentence to start with the topic as it is for it to start with the subject.
709000	715000	Try answering the question yourself now. It's most convenient to take the train to Tainan.
715000	722000	你說我是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?
725000	729000	到台南,做火車最方便
731000	733000	Again
733000	738000	你說我是做火車去好呢?還是做公路局的車去好呢?
743000	747000	到台南,做火車最方便
748000	751000	The American has another question. Listen
751000	753000	得先買票嗎?
753000	757000	你最好兩三天以前去買票
758000	760000	Repeat the word for ticket
760000	763000	票
766000	770000	Repeat the question. Is it necessary to buy tickets ahead of time?
770000	773000	得先買票嗎?
775000	778000	得先買票嗎?
780000	783000	The word order in this sentence is important.
783000	787000	As you know, both adverbs such as 先 and auxiliary verbs such as 得
787000	789000	come before the main verb.
789000	793000	But which comes first in the sentence could change the meaning of the sentence.
793000	797000	How do you say, is it necessary to buy tickets ahead of time?
800000	802000	得先買票嗎?
805000	813000	When the adverb 先 is followed by only one activity, it simply means ahead of time, not ahead of anything in particular.
813000	816000	Now listen to this sentence.
816000	820000	先得去買票,然後再去買糖
822000	825000	When the adverb 先 comes before the auxiliary 得
825000	828000	It indicates the ordering of more than one activity.
828000	831000	As in first do this, then do that.
832000	834000	Try asking the question now.
834000	836000	Is it necessary to buy tickets ahead of time?
836000	838000	You'll get a reply.
842000	844000	得先買票嗎?
844000	847000	你最好兩三天以前去買票。
850000	851000	Again
854000	856000	得先買票嗎?
857000	860000	你最好兩三天以前去買票。
863000	865000	Now let's take a look at the answer.
865000	867000	Repeat the phrase for best.
868000	869000	最好
869000	872000	最好
875000	877000	Repeat two or three days.
878000	879000	兩三天
882000	883000	兩三天
885000	889000	You can give the idea of a non-exact amount by using two consecutive numbers together.
890000	892000	Repeat four or five weeks.
892000	894000	四五個星期
894000	896000	四五個星期
898000	900000	四五個星期
902000	904000	How would you say two or three weeks?
908000	910000	兩三個星期
912000	914000	How do you say two or three days?
914000	918000	Remember the word for day is one which takes no counter.
918000	921000	兩三天
925000	926000	Now repeat.
926000	930000	It would be best for you to buy your tickets two or three days in advance.
930000	933000	你最好兩三天以前去買票。
933000	944000	你最好兩三天以前去買票。
948000	951000	Again notice the word order in this sentence.
951000	953000	The phrase with 以前
953000	956000	Expressing the time must come before the main verb.
956000	957000	Repeat again.
957000	961000	It would be best for you to buy your tickets two or three days in advance.
961000	965000	你最好兩三天以前去買票。
970000	974000	你最好兩三天以前去買票。
977000	979000	Notice also that the phrase 最好
979000	983000	Best acts as an adverb and comes after the subject 妳
983000	991000	How do you say it would be best for you to buy your tickets two or three days in advance.
993000	997000	你最好兩三天以前去買票。
998000	1000000	Try answering the question yourself now.
1000000	1004000	It would be best for you to buy your tickets two or three days in advance.
1004000	1012000	得先買票嗎?
1012000	1018000	你最好兩三天以前去買票。
1018000	1019000	Again
1019000	1027000	得先買票嗎?
1027000	1032000	你最好兩三天以前去買票。
1032000	1034000	The conversation continues.
1034000	1041000	做公路局的車也得先買票嗎?
1041000	1042000	Repeat
1042000	1046000	Is it necessary to buy tickets ahead of time for the bus also?
1046000	1056000	做公路局的車也得先買票嗎?
1056000	1064000	做公路局的車也得先買票嗎?
1064000	1066000	Try asking the question yourself.
1066000	1074000	This time you'll get a reply.
1074000	1078000	做公路局的車也得先買票嗎?
1078000	1081000	不必先買票。
1081000	1088000	Again
1088000	1091000	做公路局的車也得先買票嗎?
1091000	1096000	不必先買票。
1096000	1097000	And now the answer.
1097000	1098000	Repeat
1098000	1100000	Not necessary.
1100000	1103000	不必.
1103000	1106000	不必.
1106000	1111000	Notice that no negative form of the auxiliary verb day is used.
1111000	1113000	The word day is never used in the negative.
1113000	1116000	An entirely different negative expression is used.
1116000	1118000	不必.Repeat
1118000	1121000	It's not necessary to buy tickets ahead of time.
1121000	1131000	不必先買票。
1131000	1134000	Answer the question yourself now.
1134000	1135000	Answer
1135000	1138000	Not necessary to buy tickets ahead of time.
1138000	1145000	做公路局的車也得先買票嗎?
1145000	1149000	不必先買票。
1149000	1151000	Again
1151000	1157000	做公路局的車也得先買票嗎?
1157000	1161000	不必先買票。
1161000	1162000	Once again
1162000	1165000	What's the negative of day?
1165000	1169000	不必。
1169000	1171000	Answer both questions now.
1171000	1175000	For the train, it's best to go by tickets two or three days before.
1175000	1179000	For the bus, it's not necessary to buy the tickets ahead of time.
1179000	1186000	做火車得先買票嗎?
1186000	1190000	你最好兩三天以前去買票。
1190000	1194000	做公路局的車也得先買票嗎?
1194000	1197000	不必先買票。
1197000	1201000	A day before the trip, the American goes to buy the train tickets.
1201000	1206000	After he says he wants a ticket to Tainan for the next day on one of the two tourist trains,
1206000	1208000	the ticket seller has another question.
1208000	1210000	Listen
1210000	1212000	你要做什麼時候的車?
1212000	1215000	我要做上午的車。
1215000	1216000	Repeat
1216000	1218000	A morning train
1218000	1226000	上午的車
1226000	1227000	Repeat
1227000	1230000	I wish to take a morning train.
1230000	1237000	我要做上午的車。
1237000	1241000	我要做上午的車。
1241000	1243000	Answer the question yourself now.
1243000	1245000	You wish to take a morning train.
1245000	1251000	你要做什麼時候的車?
1251000	1258000	我要做上午的車。
1258000	1260000	Again
1260000	1266000	你要做什麼時候的車?
1266000	1271000	我要做上午的車。
1271000	1274000	The conversation with the ticket seller continues.
1274000	1279000	對不起,上午的票都賣完了。
1279000	1284000	Repeat the phrase which means sold out, more literally self-finished.
1284000	1288000	賣完了。
1288000	1292000	賣完了。
1292000	1293000	Repeat
1293000	1295000	The tickets are all sold out.
1295000	1300000	票都賣完了。
1300000	1305000	票都賣完了。
1305000	1306000	Repeat
1306000	1309000	The tickets for the morning train are all sold out.
1309000	1317000	上午的票都賣完了。
1317000	1323000	上午的票都賣完了。
1323000	1324000	Repeat
1324000	1325000	I'm sorry
1325000	1328000	The tickets for the morning train are all sold out.
1328000	1329000	對不起
1329000	1336000	上午的票都賣完了。
1336000	1337000	對不起
1337000	1342000	上午的票都賣完了。
1342000	1344000	Try saying it ahead of the speaker.
1344000	1345000	I'm sorry.
1345000	1352000	The tickets for the morning train are all sold out.
1352000	1353000	對不起
1353000	1358000	上午的票都賣完了。
1358000	1360000	Now let's review what's been covered on this tape.
1360000	1364000	Put the following sentences into Chinese.
1364000	1365000	Perhaps
1365000	1366000	讓我們看下一句, Put the following sentences into Chinese.
1366000	1367000	Romance
1367000	1375000	I'm thinking of going to the qund in Taiwan to relax for a few days.
1375000	1376000	Romance
1376000	1381000	I'm thinking of going to Taiwan to relax for a few days.
1381000	1382000	przez幾天
1382000	1385600	我想去台南玩几天。
1385600	1401600	Number 2. Would you say it's better for me to go by bus or to go by train?
1401600	1408600	你说我是坐火车去好呢?还是坐公路局的车去好呢?
1408600	1414600	It's most convenient to take the train to台南.
1414600	1422600	到台南,坐火车最方便。
1422600	1432600	Number 3. Is it necessary to buy tickets for the train ahead of time?
1432600	1438600	坐火车,得先买票吗?
1438600	1447600	It would be best for you to buy tickets for the train two or three days in advance.
1447600	1454600	你最好两三天以前去买票。
1454600	1460600	And the public bus?
1460600	1466600	坐公路局的车呢?
1466600	1471600	It's not necessary to buy tickets ahead of time.
1471600	1475600	不必先买票。
1475600	1483600	Number 4. I want to take a morning train.
1483600	1488600	我要坐上午的车。
1488600	1495600	I'm sorry, the tickets for the morning trains are all sold out.
1495600	1503600	对不起,上午的票都卖完了。